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Rural Warwickshire North PCN

Health Care Assistant

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Job summary

Rural Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking to recruit an Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our PCNs Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and our Frailty Hub Team. Our PCN team have built excellent working relationships between themselves and colleagues across the PCN, practices and colleagues from other PCNs. This is an exciting time to join Primary Care and shape the future of patient care at the first points of contact.

PCN's focus would be delivering PCN DES and improve capacity and access plan.

The main location base would be at Hartshill Medical Centre for the Frailty Hub Clinic.

Please note this is not an Agenda for Change Contract, however we are able to offer the NHS Pension Scheme to the successful candidate(s).

Main duties of the job

  • ECG recording
  • Blood Tests
  • Urine tests
  • Ear irrigation
  • Blood Pressure Checks
  • 24 hour BP Monitor Fit
  • NHS Health Checks
  • Assist with coil fits
  • Assist with minor surgery
  • Chaperoning duties
  • Ordering medical supplies / dressing supplies /medications for drug cupboard
  • Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting our MDT Team during the performance of minor operations
  • Notifying the GP/PCN Lea of any significant patient issues
  • Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
  • Administration of the following injections/vaccines (with training)
  • B12
  • Pneumococcal
  • Seasonal Flu

About us

We are a Primary Care Network (PCN) of six practices working together with a range of local providers, including primary care, community services, social care, and the voluntary sector, to offer more personalized, coordinated health and social care to their local populations.

Our PCN comprises of 49,348 patients over the six practices

The aims of a networks are to:

Protect, improve, and extend local General Practice through greater organisational scale to provide convenient high quality, comprehensive and integrated services.

Enhance the skills and flexibility of the General Practice workforce to meet population and service needs with programmes of continuing professional development.

Work and collaborate with others to innovate in service provision, building on new technologies and recognising lifestyle choices of service users in the way in which they wish to access care.

Our PCN comprises of 49,348 patients over the six practices

Hazelwood Group Practice

27 Parkfield Road, Coleshill B46 3LD

Pear Tree Surgery

28 Meadow Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth B78 2NR

Dordon and Polesworth Group Practice

162 Long Street, Dordon, Tamworth B45 1QA

Satis House Medical Practice

10 Birmingham Road, Water Orton B46 1TH

Hartshill Health Centre

Hartshill, Nuneaton CV10 0LT

Camp Hill Surgery

Ramsden Avenue, Nuneaton CV10 9EB

Details

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

W0018-24-0009

Job locations

Hartshill Medical Centre

Hartshill

Nuneaton

West Midlands

CV10 0LT


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the PCN multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of PCN to the entitled patient population and supporting the Frailty Hub project.

The HCA will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, health prevention which will include phlebotomy, Blood Pressures checks, NHS Health checks, health checks wound care, vaccinations and patient reviews, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the PCN multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of PCN to the entitled patient population and supporting the Frailty Hub project.

The HCA will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, health prevention which will include phlebotomy, Blood Pressures checks, NHS Health checks, health checks wound care, vaccinations and patient reviews, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous NHS experience. Microsoft Office Applications. Medical Terminology. Sound knowledge of key areas of new GMS contract, PCN DES and IIF. Ability to give attention to detail and follow protocol to ensure accuracy is maintained to a high standard. Ability to work on own initiative, to recognise confidentiality and sensitivity of issues and to handle accordingly. Good interpersonal skills to work effectively as part of the Practice team.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
  • Qualified with the Care Certificate or equivalent
  • Must have undertaken phlebotomy training
  • Must have previous experience of phlebotomy and primary care ( or similar nhs setting )
  • EMIS System Experience
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous NHS experience. Microsoft Office Applications. Medical Terminology. Sound knowledge of key areas of new GMS contract, PCN DES and IIF. Ability to give attention to detail and follow protocol to ensure accuracy is maintained to a high standard. Ability to work on own initiative, to recognise confidentiality and sensitivity of issues and to handle accordingly. Good interpersonal skills to work effectively as part of the Practice team.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
  • Qualified with the Care Certificate or equivalent
  • Must have undertaken phlebotomy training
  • Must have previous experience of phlebotomy and primary care ( or similar nhs setting )
  • EMIS System Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Rural Warwickshire North PCN

Address

Hartshill Medical Centre

Hartshill

Nuneaton

West Midlands

CV10 0LT


Employer's website

https://www.hazelwoodgrouppractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Rural Warwickshire North PCN

Address

Hartshill Medical Centre

Hartshill

Nuneaton

West Midlands

CV10 0LT


Employer's website

https://www.hazelwoodgrouppractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Muhammad Saqib

muhammad.saqib4@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

W0018-24-0009

Job locations

Hartshill Medical Centre

Hartshill

Nuneaton

West Midlands

CV10 0LT


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